Universal head for machine tools



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UNIVERSAL HEAD FOR MACHINE TOOLS Filed Sept. ll, 1943 Patented June 13, 1944 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE UNIVERSAL HEAD FOR MACHINE TOOLS Clyde E. Walling, Cleveland, Ohio Application September 11, 1943, SerialNo. 502,057

6 Claims.

port for mounting all forms of cutters, such as milling cutters, beveled cutters, straight or tapered reamers, either directly on their shanks or on arbors. A'

Another object of the invention is an improved,

simple and sturdy'universal head or tool support for machine tools which embodies a work'supporting quill mounted for indexed axial rotation and axial tilting in a vertical plane arranged to rotate about an axis intersecting the axis of said quill for quick and accurate setting of a work piece mounted in the tool support with respect to cutting and grinding members of a machine tool.

A further object -of the invention is a universal head or tool support of the type described, which is provided with special means for quick fine ad justment of the indexed setting of its quill by controlled rotation of the quill between adjoining index positions set so as to properly adjust a tool mounted cn the support with respect to the cutting or grinding members of a machine tool without disturbance of the indexed setting of the quill of the tool support.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a universal head or tool support of the type described, in which the quill has one part of its bore cylindrically shaped and has extended into this part of the bore a spring-pressed retractable key member to permit proper mounting of straight pull-ln collets in this part of the bore of the quill and in which the quill has the other part of its bore tapered' to permit proper mounting of tapered collets when the key member is yieldingly forced into retracted position.

A still further object oi the invention is the provision of a universal head or tool support of the type described which, in addition to customary graduations for proper settings of the tool support includes a scale marked to show consecutive index positions of the quill for different cutting tools having diierent numbers of cutting edges, all for the purpose of simplimying manual indexing and eliminating the danger of faulty indexing.

In addition, the invention has certain other marked supericrities which radically distinguish it from presently known structures. These improvements or superiorities embodying certain novel features of construction are clearly set forth in the following specification and the appended claims; and a preferred form of embodiment of the invention is hereinafter shown with reference to the accompanying drawing forming part oi' the specification.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan-view, partly in section, of a..

universal head or tool support constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a front-view, partly in section, vof the universal head or tool support shown in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear-viewv of the universal head showing the adjustment means for ilne adjustment of the axial rotation of the quill between adjoining teeth of the index plate for the quill.

Referring now to the exemplified form of the invention shown in the drawing, reference numeral 2 denotes a circular base plate, the peripheral surface of which is graduated in degrees around its entire circumference. This base plate has extended from vits lower surface guiding blocks or fingers 3 adapted to guide said plate in the T-slot of a machine and may be secured, as customary, to a machine tool table bymeans of a T-bolt (not shown) extended through its central bore 4i. Base plate 2 rotatably mounts an angle bracket 6 which rests with its circular bottom -plate on said base plate and carries a horizontally arranged sleeve member connected to the bottom plate by a web 8. The axis of sleeve member l and plate S are rectangularly related to each other and intersect each other and, in addition, sleeve member is laterally oilset with respect to the axis of plate 6 to permit rotatable support of a graduated T-shaped barrel member 9 in said sleeve member in such a fashion that the axis of said barrel intersects the axis of base plate 2.

Barrel member Q embodies a barrel i and a cylindrical portion ii laterally extended frombearings l1 and Il a quill Il which carries upon its opposite threaded ends 20 and' 2i collar members 22, 28, adapted to prevent axial shitting of the quill in barrel Il. These collar members are circumferentially graduated withscales 24 and 25 to facilitate indexing o! the quill. as will be described hereinafter. Collar member 23 carries secured thereto by screws 21 a toothed index ring 2l which cooperates with a spring-pressed plunger 2l in arresting the quill in the desired index position. This plunger is shittably mounted on barrel i to permit fine adjustments oi' the index settings of the quill. Thus. plunger 2 8 is mounted on a curved bracket 29 which is guided on an elevated rib Il of barrel l0. This bracket is held in proper working position with respect to rib 30 by leaf springs Il forced into engagement with said bracket by screws 32 which are extended through a slot u in bracket 28 and threaded into the body of barrel i0. This arrangement permits limited shiiting oi' the plunger 28 and therewith slight rotary adjustment of the quill in barrel I0 by an eccentric 34 pivoted to the body ot the barrel by a screw 35. This eccentric 34 rides in a recess 3l of bracket 29 and when rotated in one or the other direction by its handle member 3l eilects shifting of the bracket within the limits defined by the slot 33 in said bracket.

Adjustment operations for the quill can be eilected only when spring-pressed plunger 2l is engaged with the toothed index gear and transmits movements o'i' bracket 2l to said quill.

The quill it which mounts the tools to be ground can be used for supporting straight pullin collets or shafts and tapered collets or shafts.

' For such purpose, Vone part of the bore 38 of the quill is straight as at and quill IQ in its wall at this part oi' the bore mounts a spring-pressed key member 40 which retractably extends into the straight bore. and another part of the bore 3l is tapered as at 4I to fit tapered shanks or collets oi' either the Morris taper or any other taper according to the taper oi' bore 4|. Finally, the bore of the quill is recessed at its smaller end as at l2 to permit use oi a pull-in collar such as shown in dash-dotted lines in Fig. l of the drawing. l.

vThe described universal head or tool support permits quick and easy mounting of a tool and quick and easy setting oi the tool to the desired angle by rotating angle bracket i with respect to base plate 2, rotating the barrel member l with respect to the angle bracket, rotating the quill Il in barrel Iii, locking the quill by engaging plunger 2l with toothed index ring 28 and adjusting the set of the quill by adjustment of the plunger supporting bracket 29. When thus set scale 24 indicates the angular relationship between two settings oi the quill and scale 25 having marked thereon the settings for tools with three. four, iive and six cutting edges indicates the indexing points for the respective tools.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l.. In a universal tool supporting head for mai chine tools a rotatable support including a sleeve member rectangularly related to the axes of rotation oi' said support, a T-shaped barrel member rotatably mounted in said sleevemember so that the axis oi' the barrel oi' said barrel member tilts in a plane through the axis oi' rotation of said support, a quill axially rotatably mounted in said barrel, means to arrest rotation of said quill and means supporting said arresting means on said barrel' for limited movement with respect thereto to eifect proper adjustment ofthe quill in said barrel without disconnecting the said arresting means when coupled with said quill.

2. In a universal tool supporting head for machine tools, a rotatable support including a sleeve member rectangularly related to the axis of rotation of said support, a T-shaped barrel member rotatably mounted in said sleeve member so that the axis oi the barrel of said barrel member tilts in a plane through the axis of rotation of said support, a quill axially rotatably mounted in said barrel, means on said barrel for indexing said quill. and means shiftably mounting said indexing means for adjustment within predetermined limits without interference with the said indexing means and their relation with respect to Asaid quill.

3. In a universal tool supporting head for machine tools a rotatable support including a sleeve member rectangularly related to the axis of rotation of said support, a T-shaped barrel member rotatably mounted in said sleeve member so that the axis of the barrel of said barrel member tilts in a plane through the axis of rotation of said support, a quill axially rotatably mounted in said barrel, means for indexing rotation oi' said quill including a spring-pressed plunger and an indexing gear. Y and means shii'tably mounting said plunger for shifting same within predetermined limits with respect to said barrel member to ilnely adjust the position of said quill in said barrel without interference with the plunger when engaged with saidlndexing gear.

4. In a universal tool supporting head for machine tools a rotatable support including a sleeve member rectangularly related to the axis of rotation oi' said support, a T-shaped barrel member rotatably mounted in said sleeve member so that the axis of the barrel oi' said barrel member tilts in a plane through the axis of rotation of said support, a quill axially rotatably mounted in said barrel, means for indexing rotation ot sai'i quill including a spring-pressed plunger and an 1ndexing gear. means shiftably mounting said plunger for shifting same within predetermined limits with respect to said barrel member. and rotary cam means engaged with said shiftable mounting means for said plunger to ilnely adjust the position oi' said quill in said barrel without interference with the plunger when engaged with said indexing gear. Y

5. A universal tool supporting head for machine tools as described in claim 1. wherein the axially rotatable quill includes a bore having a cylindrical portion and a spring-pressed key member extended through the wall of said quill into said portion, and having a tapered portion to support in said quill straight pull-in collars'and shanks and tapered collars and shanks.

6. A universal tool supporting head for machine tools as described in claim 1. wherein the axially rotatably mounted quill ln said barrel is threaded at its opposite ends and has secured thereto flanged, circumferentially graduated collar members adapted to prevent axial shifting of said quill inrsaid barrel and eil'ect proper setting and indexing of said quill. Y

' CLYDE E. WALLING. 

